The Federal Government expects that the dam will start its operations in 2015.

Other dams:

In addition to Belo Monte, the last inventory of the energy potential of the Xingu River indicates the possibility of building three other dams: Altamira (1848 MW), Pombal (805 MW) and São Félix (906 MW). In July 2008, Resolution No. 6 of the National Energy Policy Advice (CNPE) stated that Belo Monte will be the only power plant to be built on the Xingu River.

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